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Reuters: Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Making Threats to Bahrain
2015-07-28
Reuters: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday accused Iran of making threats against Riyadh's ally, Bahrain, which he said showed that the Islamic republic was harboring hostile designs against its Middle Eastern neighbors.
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VIDEO: Mic Snatched off Sheikh Al-Aradi’s Clothes Live on Air Before He Was Expelled from Studio
2015-07-28
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): A video displaying a segment of a talk show about the campaign which the Bahraini Ministry of Interior called for against what it described as “Iranian interference” showed how Sheikh Mohammad Said Al-Aradi’s microphone was snatched off his clothes.
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Bahraini Justice Ministry Calls on Political Societies to Condemn “Iranian Interference”
2015-07-28
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments called on political societies in Bahrain to assume their duties regarding what it described as “Iranian Interference”.
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Public Prosecution Charges Suspects Accused of Smuggling Weapons with Collaborating with Foreign Country
2015-07-27
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution charged five suspects on Sunday (July 26, 2015) with collaborating with a foreign state, whom the Ministry of Interior claimed are involved in an attempt to smuggle weapons and explosive materials from Iran to Bahrain.
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Iranian FM Denies Smuggling Explosives from Iran to Bahrain
2015-07-27
Bahrain Mirror: A number of Kuwaiti news sites reported that the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has denied “accusations of smuggling explosives from Iran to Bahrain.”
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AFP: Iran Accuses Bahrain of Stoking Gulf Tensions
2015-07-27
AFP: Iran on Sunday accused Sunni-ruled Bahrain of stoking tensions in the Gulf by making unfounded allegations against it, the official IRNA news agency reported.
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Reuters: With Nuclear Deal Done, Iran Sets Out to Reassure Wary Gulf Arabs
2015-07-27
Reuters: Iran's foreign minister called on Sunday for a united front among Middle Eastern nations to fight militancy, in his first regional trip since Iran reached an agreement with world powers on the country's nuclear program - an agreement that raised fears among its Gulf Arab neighbors.
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AFP: Bahrain Recalls its Iran Envoy Over 'Hostile Comments'
2015-07-27
AFP: Bahrain has decided to recall its ambassador to Tehran in protest at "hostile" comments by Iranian leaders, the official BNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says Disrupts Bid to Smuggle in Explosives, Arrests Two
2015-07-27
Reuters: Bahrain authorities have disrupted an attempt to smuggle high-grade explosives, automatic weapons and ammunition into the country by sea and have arrested two Bahraini suspects, the Interior Ministry said.
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Reuters: Bahrain Says Foils Arms Smuggling Bid, Recalls Iran Envoy
2015-07-27
Bahrain said on Saturday it had foiled an arms smuggling plot by two Bahrainis with ties to Iran and announced the recall of the Gulf island kingdom's ambassador to Tehran for consultations after what it said were repeated hostile Iranian statements.
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Bahraini Interior Minister Launches Media Campaign against Iran…Warns of “Double Allegiance”
2015-07-25
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Interior Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa launched a media campaign against Iran on Thursday (July 23, 2015) calling for “National Condemnation” of Tehran’s interference in the Kingdom’s internal affairs.
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Reuters: Kerry to Visit Gulf Arab States, Vows to 'Push Back' Against Iran
2015-07-22
Reuters: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will seek to reassure Gulf Arab officials at a meeting in Qatar soon that Washington will work with them to "push back" against Iranian influence in the region, he told the pan-Arab newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat.
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AFP: Bahrain Summons Iran Diplomat Over 'Flagrant Interference'
2015-07-20
AFP: Bahrain summoned Iran's acting charge d'affaires Sunday to protest against its supreme leader voicing support for "oppressed people" across the Middle East including in Bahrain, state media said.
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VIDEO: Bahraini Salafist MP Confident that Upcoming Meeting of “People's Mojahedin of Iran” Will Be in Tehran
2015-07-09
Bahrain Mirror: A member of the foreign relations commission in the Bahraini Parliament said he is confident that the upcoming meeting of the so-called “People's Mojahedin of Iran” organization (Mojahedin-e-Khalq) will be in Tehran after the overthrow of the regime.
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Bahraini Opposition: 3 Decades of Arms Stockpiling Under Suspension
2015-07-08
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): Ever since the eruption of the Islamic Revolution in Iran since over 30 years ago, the Bahraini government has used new pretenses and charges to face those seeking democracy in Bahrain by announcing the seizure of arms warehouses claiming to belong to the country’s opposition.
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WikiLeaks: Saudi Embassy in Tehran Adopted Plan to Support Salafist Channels to Face Iranian Media
2015-06-26
Bahrain Mirror: A cable issued by the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tehran revealed that the embassy adopted a plan to support religious Salafist channels and direct media outlets “to focus on Iran’s interference in the affairs of Arab countries, like Bahrain, in their newscasts.”
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Saudi Cables: Persian TV Network “Hendijan” Broadcasted from Bahrain to Face Iran
2015-06-25
Bahrain Mirror: A cable issued by the former Saudi Foreign Minister Saud Al-Faisal revealed that he had thrown his full support behind the launch of a satellite TV network to broadcast from Bahrain against Iran in both persian and english languages.
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Iran Rejects Bahrain’s Allegations and Advises it to Launch Serious Dialogue instead of Blaming Others
2015-06-20
Bahrain Mirror: The semi-official Iranian Mehr News Agency stated that the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected "the allegations of a Bahraini security official against Iran" and called on the Bahraini officials "to provide the necessary conditions for serious talks instead of adopting a security and sectarian approach."
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AFP: Bahrain Seizes Explosives 'Linked to Iraq, Iran'
2015-06-19
AFP: Bahrain has seized explosives and bomb-making material smuggled into the country from Iraq and intended to be used in the kingdom and in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said Thursday.
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Iran Urges the Release of Al-Wefaq Secretary-General: Dialogue is the Solution
2015-06-18
Bahrain Mirror: The Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson, Marzia Afkham, said in a statement that security approaches do not help resolve political problems in Bahrain.